bundydelly
Guest
Hello all,
I do anesthesia coding, and there seems to be a lot of disagreement on modifiers 78 and 59. For instance, a patient goes in for a colonoscopy and is discovered to have intestinal blockage and hemorrhage. Patient returns to the OR for partial colectomy. Our boss says we are to use mod -59, myself and another coder says it should be mod -78.
This isn't the exact scenario, but VERY similar. Can you please advise? TIA
Brandi McKessy
CPC-A
I do anesthesia coding, and there seems to be a lot of disagreement on modifiers 78 and 59. For instance, a patient goes in for a colonoscopy and is discovered to have intestinal blockage and hemorrhage. Patient returns to the OR for partial colectomy. Our boss says we are to use mod -59, myself and another coder says it should be mod -78.
This isn't the exact scenario, but VERY similar. Can you please advise? TIA
Brandi McKessy
CPC-A